Inequality

April, 2016

The Supreme Court met today for an extended debate on United States v. Texas, a decision that has the power to impact the lives of millions of undocumented immigrants and their families. The case concerns a program announced by the Obama Administration in November 2014. Called Deferred Action for Parents of Americans …

March, 2016

The Supreme Court quickly weighed in Monday morning to reaffirm the legality of same-sex relationships and adoption rights, issuing a summary decision reversing the Alabama Supreme Court, which had repeatedly refused to recognize a same-sex’s couples legal adoption from a different state. The decision was seen as a matter of legal …

January, 2016

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Robert Johnson, president of the Institute of New Economic Thinking claimed that the world’s elite super rich are indeed worried about inequality in a big way. Not about solving it, but about having escape plans if growing unrest leads to a global uprising. “I …

A new report has surfaced showing that aides to Governor Snyder were aware of Flint River’s toxicity as early as December 2012. Via US Uncut: Ed Kurtz, Gov. Snyder’s first appointed emergency manager (EM), was given authority to make all financial decisions on behalf of Flint’s elected officials (as part …

Estimates say Flint, Michigan is home to over 1,000 undocumented immigrants who were often the last to know that the water was toxic to drink. The immigrants have limited access to information, particularly the ones still learning English. Without hearing the media reports, they may not have discovered that there was …

2015 was, by some definitions, a historic year for race relations in the United States. On one end of the spectrum, Black Lives Matter firmly established itself unequivocally as much more than a hashtag, but an organized and determined struggle to stop police terror and inequality. From the opposite side, …

The Department of Health and Human Services in Michigan has launched an investigation into the possibility that the water supply of Flint, Michigan which was found earlier to contain rust and lead poisoning possibly also harbors another contaminant: Legionnaires’ disease. Elevated lead levels have been found in Flint’s water supply …

In his final State Of The Union Speech, President Obama sought to close the final chapter of his historic presidency with many policy urges. In a second term that has come to define a progressive legacy not seen since LBJ, the President laid out an agenda that included many new …

The latest study from ElephantInTheValley.Com surveyed more than 200 women who have worked in Silicon Valley for at least 10 years. Their results are unequivocally negative for women in these careers. 60% of women have been sexually harassed at work, 65% of whom were subject to unwanted sexual advances from …

Last week Marco Rubio announced the formation of a new religious liberty advisory board in his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination. Among the fifteen members, Wayne Grudem stands out as the leader of “complementarianism,” a movement he created. Slate: “Within American evangelicalism, there are two broad camps when it …

Via Huffington Post: “Could the color of your skin affect the medical care you get at the end of your life? A disturbing new study published in the January issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management suggests that it might. The research shows that black actors who were asked to …

The same Republicans who have no problem blasting President Obama for being ‘divisive’ and ‘soft’ on terrorism have met/negotiated with domestic terrorists. Should we really be surprised at this point? Via Addicting Info: When Cliven Bundy was engaged in an armed standoff against federal authorities in 2014 on his Nevada ranch, …

Would Russell Hinson even be alive if he was black and the victim was white, much less up for parole? Via Raw Story: The case of a former Ku Klux Klan leader convicted of killing a 16-year-old black girl with a crossbow is being reviewed by the North Carolina Parole …

NYC Shut It Down (Black Lives Matter:NYC) resumed their weekly Peoples Monday demonstrations in 2016, convening in Grand Central last evening to protest the killing of India Kager, a 27 year old Navy veteran and mother of two young boys. She was unarmed and driving with her boyfriend, Angelo Perry, …

Via Essence: “It’s hard to ignore the diversity discussion that’s sweeping through Silicon Valley. Black ex-employees of tech giants are taking to social media to share their on-the-job stories and personal experiences within former work environments: “In attempting to achieve the appropriate level of Blackness that makes me palatable to …